Series 2

01 Traitor Episode 114th October 1971 A British aristocrat turned Russian spy is visited in Moscow by Western journalists 02 Edna, the Inebriate Woman Episode 221st October 1971 Edna, the Inebriate Woman is a British television drama written by Jeremy Sandford which was transmitted by the BBC as part of the Play for Today series on 21 October 1971. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, Irene Shubik produced it. The play deals with an elderly woman, Edna, who wanders through life in an alcoholic haze without a home, a job or any money. A rambling, pathetic yet defiant woman, Edna sleeps rough and begs for food and shelter and the drama follows her progress as she moves from hostel to hostel, going to a psychiatric ward and then prison along the way. Jeremy Sandford, who had previously written Cathy Come Home, researched the play by living rough himself for two weeks. A great deal of the dialogue and the incidents in the play come from the book, 'Down and Out in Britain' published by Jeremy Sandford in 1971; although the majority of the speakers in the book are male, Jeremy Sandford puts much of their speech into the mouth of the female character. 03 Evelyn Episode 328th October 1971 Frank is worried that he's over the hill when he reaches his 38th birthday. Conversations with his wife, lover and best friend do nothing to allay his concerns. 04 O Fat White Woman Episode 44th November 1971 The wife of a headmaster discovers that he has been physically abusing his students 05 Thank You Very Much Episode 511th November 1971 A social satire in which advertisers realise that having a blind beggar as the public face of charities would help make them seem more appealing to donors. 06 Michael Regan Episode 618th November 1971 A man gets revenge on a pub owner 07 Skin Deep Episode 725th November 1971 An awkward relationship develops between the families of a trade unionist and the regional manager when the son of the former wins a university scholarship from their employer. 08 Pal Episode 82nd December 1971 Two sworn enemies, one black and the other white, are forced to confront their prejudices when they are forced together by circumstance. 09 The Pigeon Fancier Episode 99th December 1971 A retired miner devotes his waking hours to his racing pigeons. 10 Home Episode 106th January 1972 A story about four elderly "loonies" living in a rest home 11 Still Waters Episode 1113th January 1972 A marriage can be lonely when the children have left home, as Nelson and Maud find out. Maud leaves in the middle of an unloving picnic, and Nelson follows - both sharing their stories with a series of strangers. 12 Stocker's Copper Episode 1220th January 1972 In Cornwall, just before World War I, a striking miner befriends a cop 13 The House on Highbury Hill Episode 1327th January 1972 A married couple move into the house on Highbury Hill and find some eccentric neighbours. 14 In the Beautiful Caribbean Episode 143rd February 1972 A story about unemployment and the Black Movement in Jamaica 15 Ackerman, Dougall and Harker Episode 1510th February 1972 A salesman learns a few lessons from the locals when he goes to Yorkshire for a business course 16 The Villa Maroc Episode 1617th February 1972 A couple and their daughter take a trip to Africa 17 Cows Episode 1724th February 1972 A social worker tries to help a painfully shy young man and takes him for a visit to a country farm. 18 A Time to Keep Episode 1827th April 1972 19 The Fishing Party Episode 191st June 1972 The adventures of three Derbyshire miners going fishing